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The fruit is large, 15–25 cm (6–10 in) in diameter, [5] usually weighing 1–2 kilograms (2–4 pounds). It has a thicker rind than a grapefruit, and is divided into 11 to 18 segments. The flesh tastes like mild grapefruit, with a little of its common bitterness (the grapefruit is a hybrid of the pomelo and the orange).
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Given the history in the Caribbean of attempts to propagate the shaddock by seed planting, an approach that has generally proved difficult in reproducing pure pomelo, it is thought that the forbidden fruit arose from seed planting of a natural hybrid of the shaddock and sweet orange, species both known to have been present in Barbados by 1687. [4]
Clymenia fruits are a small hesperidium, a citrus fruit. Sweet and lemony in flavor, the tangerine-sized fruits are highly segmented, with yellow pulp, and a leathery rind. They contain a large number of polyembryonic seeds. Clymenia platypoda B.C.Stone Clymenia platypoda: Clymenia polyandra (Tanaka) Swingle Clymenia polyandra
One story of the fruit's origin is that a 17th-century trader named 'Captain Shaddock' [1] [32] brought pomelo seeds to Jamaica and bred the first fruit, which were then called shaddocks. [33] The grapefruit then probably originated as a naturally occurring hybrid between the two plants some time after they had been introduced there. [1] [2]
Ripening is the sequence of changes within the fruit from maturity to the beginning of decay. These changes involve the conversion of starches to sugars, a decrease in acids, softening, and a change in the fruit's colour. [34] Citrus fruits are non-climacteric and respiration slowly declines and the production and release of ethylene is gradual ...
The fruit is a small purple pome 5–15 mm (3 ⁄ 16 – 19 ⁄ 32 in) in diameter, ripening in early summer. [5] [3] It has a waxy bloom. Saskatoon species can be relatively difficult to distinguish. [7]
The fruit is a reddish-purple pome, resembling a small apple in shape. They ripen in summer and are very popular with birds. [5] [6] [7] The fruit is eaten by over 40 species of birds and various mammals, including squirrels, rabbits, chipmunks, mice, voles, foxes, black bears, deer, and elk. [4]